Biden discusses troop withdrawals with Iraq leader [View All]

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Source: Associated Press

Iraqi officials say Vice President-elect Joe Biden has told them that the incoming U.S. administration wants a responsible troop withdrawal from Iraq.

Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh says Biden delivered that message Tuesday in talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on the second day of his visit to Iraq.

A new security agreement provides for a complete U.S. troop pullout by 2012.

The spokesman says Biden told al-Maliki that President-elect Barack Obama is committed to withdrawing troops from Iraq but in a manner that does not risk recent security gains.

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